West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-29

The cashier of the Lowmoor fur
mace on the G. & o., says they make
pig at a cost of $13 and sell at a
profit of 81. We have heard that
certain of the railroad officials are
interested in this enterprise.
An exchange states, a deposit of
Bessemer ore has been found on An
thony creek, twelve miles from the
White Sulphur.
a change in star schedule was
made to- day in West Virginia. Bev-
erly to Mingo Flat, Leave Beverly
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at 7 Il. M, arrive at Mingo
Flat by p. m. leave Mingo Flat
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
at s a. m, arrive at Huttonsville by
. p. M; leave Huttonsvlle Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays after
arrival of mail from Travellers Re
pose, arrive at Beverly in three
hours.
Charleston, S. c., dedicated on the
18th, with great ceremony, monu-
ment to John c. Calhoun. Webster
said of Calhoun that his mind was
so constituted that he could not be
selfish " dishonest
Hon. j. G. Blaine, who has been
sick in Texas for some weeks, has
recovered sufficiently to return to his
home in Maine.
The currency of this country, con-
sisting of gold, silver and paper
amount to $l,3l4,69S,342. There
was never somuch before. 1.-THE ma
ton could keep one half of it moving
we should all be happy. Dead money
is of no good TO any one. 1t is only
useful when it assists in the exchange
of one thing for another thing
PhijdG. Record.
The farm of 100 acres of Mr.. Jno.
W. Roberts, near Summit Point, was
purchased by Deputy Eugene Baker
at a commissioners sale, for the
consideration OF $32 per acre.
Geo. L. Mills, representing gen
tlemen of Philadelphia, on last Fri
day purchased of Gen. Warton and
Lawrence Radford, at New River
Depot, east of this place fifteen miles,
200 acres of land, having 5000
feet river front, at the price Of Sl05,-
000.-PriacetOR Journal.
Potters Strike.
Some 10 men and 10 boys
in the pressing department of
| the Wheeling Pottery recently struck
for higher wages, The company
| introduced a new pattern for stone
china service, the general shape of
which might be called square, but is
classed oval. The Wheeling company
offered to pay the wages that
would be allowed for such work ut
East Liverpool, the stone china
manufacturing center of this cOun-
try. but the men claimed the
prices paid at Trenton.-IntcHi-
geacer.
\ good ROAD will soon be opened
/ between Huntersville and the White
Sulphur Springs-32 miles.
The typhoid pneumonia is almost
an epidemic on Beaver Creek in
Greenbrier county
John b. Hereford, brother of ex-
/ Senator Frank Hereford, died in
Union on the 10th.
Messrs. Peters and McClentic of
| Pocahontas county, sold $4,000 feet
of walnut to Philadelphia parties
| last week.
"A street railroad is to be built
between the University of Virginia
and Charlottesville, Va.
Benjamin Sisson, of Sissonville,
this State, chopped his young wife
to death with Ratchet last week.
Mr.. Vass killed a hawk near
Union, on the Goth, measuring five
feet, one inch from tip to tip of
wings.
}. \. Bent, Esq, of Beverly, is
about to publish q Digest of the W.
Va. Reports. \ good digest of our
reports is much needed.
The steam mill at Phillip was
sold last week to +. o. Baker for
/ $6.410. \ Mr.. Douglas and COlum
bus Kelly are understood to be part
ners of Mr.. Baker
On the Dist, Cyrus McClung. for
merly of Greenbrier, was shot and
instantly killed in Nicholas county
by a man named McCutchen.-Lew-
Sj6urg Independent.
Patrick McGinnis, in the upper
end of this county, has a two-year-
old Canadian Gray Eagle colt that
has made its quarter in 90 seconds.
Pretty good for un unframed two
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